#HBCUWomenInSuits and #HBCUWomenInDresses is just as impactful as #HBCUMenInSuits. At the end of May 2015, Yao Lydia, a former student of Florida A&M University, created #HBCUWomenInSuits to encourage Black people to attend HBCUs. His hashtag spawned #HBCUWomenInDresses and has worked to inspire Black people to embrace Black spaces.

The Standard of Excellence, HamptonU #QT9 💁🏾🙌🏾⚓️☀️ #HBCUWomenInSuits pic.twitter.com/90LjYyTtlH

— Nurse Bae 💕 (@GoinBck_2Kallie) May 31, 2015

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https://twitter.com/80sWannabe/status/604831451339718658

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#HBCUWomenInSuits What they teach you by the sea…#Hamptonian. pic.twitter.com/sMuyHIlS80

— little monster 🧡 (@DreaByNature) May 31, 2015

#HBCUWomenInSuits #WinstonSalemStateUniversity 🐏👠👑📚🏀 pic.twitter.com/tBsGLgnHiz

— Tiana Edwards ™️ (@TianaEdwards_) May 30, 2015

#HBCUWomenInDresses Hey Spelman 😊 pic.twitter.com/lpG9scN9SS

— The Grand Ginger (@shes_rADIAnt) May 31, 2015

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#HBCUWomenInDresses Hampton U pic.twitter.com/OJI5XcxjPT

— LLLT (@astoldbyhanna) May 31, 2015

#HBCUWomenInDresses Howard U ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CIDpAXb666

— Tierra | The Accountability Partner (@iammsjacksonn) May 31, 2015

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#HBCUWomenInSuits #HamptonU #QTX ✨👠💼 pic.twitter.com/tt16Dw3YVq

— Kyla L. Wright (@KylaWrightMedia) May 31, 2015

#HBCUWomenInDresses for the Queens 👑 #ASU 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/5xyiwmzBBl

— Mook💋 (@RitaxRashae) May 31, 2015

https://twitter.com/MulannMonroe/status/605143000218529793

#HBCUWomenInSuits Freshman Year (2014) at #myASU running for council 💚✊ pic.twitter.com/3LzlKdHOyw

— Country Girl Meg 🐎 (@ItsMegeeboo) May 31, 2015

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#HBCUWomenInSuits #WinstonSalemStateUniversity 🐏👠👑📚🏀 pic.twitter.com/tBsGLgnHiz

— Tiana Edwards ™️ (@TianaEdwards_) May 30, 2015

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#HBCUWomenInDresses Hey Spelman 😊 pic.twitter.com/lpG9scN9SS

— The Grand Ginger (@shes_rADIAnt) May 31, 2015

#HBCUWomenInDresses #HamptonU pic.twitter.com/K9fpAAlZ4e

— nysah (@mona_nysah) May 31, 2015

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